The hot summer months in the U.S. can mean sweltering temperatures, unpredictable thunderstorms, and more bug infestations. While it's natural to see more pests during the summertime, though, some ...

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a ...

Big black beetles with long antennae might be skittering around your yard or patio this time of year, but fear not: These are just the relatively harmless palo verde beetles, also known as palo verde ...

Half of Brooks Maloof’s trees were killed due to a pest. Maloof owns an orchard in Puna on Hawaii island. He said it started with a healthy avocado tree about a month after he purchased some mulch.

J. Stacy Strickland / Hernando & Sumter Counties Extension Services The invasive air potato vine has met its match with the introduction of the air potato leaf beetle. This beetle could control the ...

One morning this week while tying some unruly grapevines to their trellis wire, I came across an interesting insect that was hard to miss. It was a grapevine beetle just resting there on a grape leaf.

Summertime is here, and with it comes — let's just phrase it this way — "opportunities" for us as gardeners to outwit uninvited pests that think we planted our gardens just for them. One that seems to ...

KAILUA, Hawaii (KHON2) — The invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle continues to wreak havoc on Oahu’s trees, recent detections also raised concerns on the Big Island but early efforts appear to be ...

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